THE WORLD'S MOST COMMANDING BRIDGES

PONT JACQUES CHABAN-DELMAS, BORDEAUX, FRANCE

Pont Jacques Chaban-Delmas is a vertical lift bridge over the

 Garonne River in Bordeaux, France. Inaugurated in

2013 by the French President Francois Hollande, it is the

longest vertical lift bridge in Europe. Named in honour of

Jacques Chaban-Delmas, a former Prime Minister of

France, the bridge is made from concrete and steel.

RUSSKY BRIDGE, VLADIVOSTOK, RUSSIA

Built across the Eastern Bosphorus strait to serve the 

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference that took

place in Vladivostok in 2012, the Russky Bridge is the world’s

longest cable stayed bridge. The bridge also has the

second highest pylons after the Millau Viaduct in France

and it has the longest cable stays.

MAGDEBURG WATER BRIDGE, MAGDEBURG, GERMANY

Opened in 2003, the Magdeburg Water Bridge is a large 

navigable aqueduct near Magdeburg in central Germany.

Connecting the Mittellandkanal and Elbe-Havel Canal on the

Elbe River, the bridge allows large commercial ships to

pass between the Rhineland and Berlin without having

to descend into and then climb out of the Elbe itself.

ROYAL GORGE BRIDGE, CANON CITY, USA

Built in 1929, the Royal Gorge bridge is a tourist attraction

 near Canon City, Colorado, within the Royal Gorge

Bridge & Park theme park. Crossing the Royal Gorge 955ft

(291m) above the Arkansas River, the bridge held the

record of highest bridge in the world from 1929 until 2001,

when it was surpassed by the Liuguanghe Bridge in China.

ALLAHVERDI KHAN BRIDGE, ISFAHAN, IRAN

Popularly known as “Si-o-seh pol” (the bridge of 33 spans),

the Allahverdi Khan Bridge is one of 11 bridges found in the

city of Isfahan, Iran and the longest bridge on Zayandeh

River with a total length of almost 300m (980ft). At night,

when all the arches are lit up, the bridge throws breath-taking

reflections on the river below.

SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA

Nicknamed “The Coathanger” because of its arch-based

design, the Sydney Harbour Bridge is a steel through arch

bridge across Sydney Harbour that connects the Sydney

Central Business District and the North Shore. Located next

to the famous Sydney Opera House, the bridge is an iconic

landmark of both Sydney and Australia.

CIZE–BOLOZON VIADUCT, CIZE, FRANCE

The Cize–Bolozon Viaduct is a combination rail and vehicular

 viaduct crossing the Ain gorge in Eastern France and

connecting the towns of Cize and Bolozon. As the original

span built in the same location in 1875 was destroyed

in World War II, a new viaduct reopened here in May 1950.

GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE, SAN FRANCISCO, USA

Spanning the Golden Gate strait, a channel between San

Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean, the Golden Gate Bridge

is generally considered one of the most famous, beautiful and

photographed bridges in the world. At a length of 2,737m

(almost 9,000ft), the bridge is recognized as a symbol of

San Francisco, California and the United States.